Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art"There is an old Sanskrit word, lîla, which means play. Richer than our word, it means divine play, the play of creation, destruction, and re-creation, the folding and unfolding of the cosmos. Lîla, free and deep, is both the delight and enjoyment of this moment, and the play of God. It also means love. Lîla may be the simplest thing there is--spontaneous, childish, disarming. But as we grow and experience the complexities of life, it may also be the most difficult and hard-won achievement imaginable, and its coming to fruition is a kind of homecoming to our true selves."--Introduction, page 1. |
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Page 51
... sense are arrested for a moment , fully in the experience . Nothing else exists . When we " disappear " in this way , everything around us becomes a surprise , new and fresh . Self and environment unite . Attention and intention fuse ...
... sense are arrested for a moment , fully in the experience . Nothing else exists . When we " disappear " in this way , everything around us becomes a surprise , new and fresh . Self and environment unite . Attention and intention fuse ...
Page 107
... sense and shape to the whole journey . We can experience these same feelings of suspense in more traditional sonata forms chosen by the Classical and Romantic composers . The material is first stated , then elaborated , then ornamented ...
... sense and shape to the whole journey . We can experience these same feelings of suspense in more traditional sonata forms chosen by the Classical and Romantic composers . The material is first stated , then elaborated , then ornamented ...
Page 109
... sense of elegance ; and ( 4 ) ruthlessness . The first three can perhaps be summarized under the category of good taste , which involves sensation , sense of balance , and knowledge of the medium , leavened with an appropriate sense of ...
... sense of elegance ; and ( 4 ) ruthlessness . The first three can perhaps be summarized under the category of good taste , which involves sensation , sense of balance , and knowledge of the medium , leavened with an appropriate sense of ...
Contents
A New Flute | 1 |
Inspiration and Times Flow | 17 |
The Vehicle | 25 |
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